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Please use the Field Below to search the Military Service Files database.

The Military Service Files database includes an entry for all individuals identified in the military service files and/or military service ledgers of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and Newfoundland Forestry Companies the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and Newfoundland Forestry Companies duplicate remove, held by The Rooms Provincial Archives as part of GN 19 Newfoundland military service records (Great War) collection.

Included are the over 6700 members of the First Newfoundland Regiment (later "Royal") and the Newfoundland Forestry Companies, including officers, other ranks, Drum and Bugle Corps, attached specialists and special duty assignments.

An individual's complete service file is attached where available. Service files do not exist for all individuals identified in the records. In this instance, a database record was created based on content recorded in the Military Service ledgers.

Using the Military Service Files database

The records are keyword searchable and sortable based on the column headings: Name, Community, Service number, Age at enlistment, Next of kin, Occupation, Active date, Date of death and Religion. POW status and Fatality status are yes/no searchable fields.

  • To search for a specific individual, enter their name and/or service number.
  • To view the attached service file, click on the individual's name.
  • To view details of an individual's commendations, select the pdf file at the right
  • To sort the results of a large search, click on the column heading.
  • To search for Prisoners of War, use the keyword POW.
  • Notes concerning variant names, misfiled documents, additional service, etc. are included as required.
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Military Service Files Database

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5,544 Military Service Files Database Records
Name Service NO. Active Date Commendations P.O.W. Fatality Date of Death
YOUNG, William 8286
1917
No
No
No
YOUNG, William 4872
1918
No
No
No
YOUNG, William 4267
1917
No
No
No
YOUNG, Walter 5993
1918
No
No
No
YOUNG, Sebastian P. 4257
1917
No
No
No
YOUNG, Roland 8361
1917
No
No
No
YOUNG, Richard 5989
1918
No
No
No
YOUNG, Norman 6329
1918
No
No
No
YOUNG, Michael 8287
1917
No
No
No
YOUNG, Lloyd 3591
1917
No
No
No
YOUNG, John 8369
1917
No
No
No
YOUNG, Isaac 3792
1917
No
No
No
YOUNG, Hilliard 4128
1917
No
No
No
YOUNG, Herbert 8365
1917
No
No
No
YOUNG, Hedley 244
1914
No
No
No
YOUNG, Harry 3207
1916
No
No
No
YOUNG, George Reuben 3790
1917
No
No
No
YOUNG, George 4880
1918
No
No
No
YOUNG, Francis 3960
1917
No
No
No
YOUNG, Charles 6294
1918
No
No
No